Comments on: aside: ncd http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:32:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: reverendmother http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-37282 reverendmother Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:15:14 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-37282 From the organization's website: "The prison facilities quickly grew and in 1917, the Workhouse received it most famous inmates - the suffragists. About 170 women were arrested for their participation in marches in front of the White House on behalf of suffrage. These women were brought to Lorton where they were physically abused, forced if they refused to eat, and made to live in filthy conditions. As news of the suffragettes' poor treatment at the facility leaked out to the public, support for their cause grew. These women were part of the final phase of protests that lasted decades and resulted in women winning the right to vote in 1920 under the 19th Amendment. In 1982, a historical marker was placed at the Lorton Complex as a tribute to the suffragists." A connection to the <b>women's movement</b> too?!? Metaphors on top of metaphors! Be still my heart. From the organization’s website:

“The prison facilities quickly grew and in 1917, the Workhouse received it most famous inmates - the suffragists.

About 170 women were arrested for their participation in marches in front of the White House on behalf of suffrage. These women were brought to Lorton where they were physically abused, forced if they refused to eat, and made to live in filthy conditions.

As news of the suffragettes’ poor treatment at the facility leaked out to the public, support for their cause grew. These women were part of the final phase of protests that lasted decades and resulted in women winning the right to vote in 1920 under the 19th Amendment. In 1982, a historical marker was placed at the Lorton Complex as a tribute to the suffragists.”

A connection to the women’s movement too?!? Metaphors on top of metaphors! Be still my heart.

]]> By: saying grace http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36968 saying grace Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:32:25 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36968 I like the idea too. why not sit with the idea and let it germinate much like you have been doing for nearly nine months? If after nine months the idea is still alive within in, it may be time for birthing and calling others to the same. I like the idea too. why not sit with the idea and let it germinate much like you have been doing for nearly nine months? If after nine months the idea is still alive within in, it may be time for birthing and calling others to the same.

]]> By: Sarah http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36273 Sarah Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:00:13 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36273 Am so glad to know that Lorton is being transformed..and yes what an amazing place for an NCD....take a nap - you deserve it! Am so glad to know that Lorton is being transformed..and yes what an amazing place for an NCD….take a nap - you deserve it!

]]> By: reverendmother http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36230 reverendmother Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:38:16 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36230 I can't stop thinking about it. Woke up at 5 a.m. straightaway (beat M by 15 minutes) with it on my mind. Given the stories of the early church, I can't think of anything more resonant than starting a church in a prison-turned-place-of-beauty. I can’t stop thinking about it. Woke up at 5 a.m. straightaway (beat M by 15 minutes) with it on my mind.

Given the stories of the early church, I can’t think of anything more resonant than starting a church in a prison-turned-place-of-beauty.

]]> By: Kathryn http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36219 Kathryn Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:19:34 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-10-25/aside-ncd#comment-36219 It would be hugely exciting, indeed. A bit far for me, - but definitely exciting :-) It would be hugely exciting, indeed. A bit far for me, - but definitely exciting :-)

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